MOD Description: That MOD will provide to your board a RESTfull API able to communicate in many format: JSON, XML, HTML. Five output formats are available: serialized, xml, json, HTML and raw.
Two type of key are available:

User key:

can be created from their User Control Panel (with ACP default configuration!)

Geolim4 wrote:I'll be very carefully during key's creation with database access. I'm aware that keys should be created only for remote managing, by human or program (bot). I also know well that database's access with advanced permissions can endanger API table.

API will be managed through unique key, thus allowing a better management:

you can put limitation to requests' count, on day, week or month basis

you can force key expiration

you can limit access to one IP address or set of IP addresses

This MOD let your board being accessible for developpers, like executing C/C++ programs for authentication, or using cURL/f(sock)open, and more.A full knowledge base coupled with a FAQ is included with the MOD. Please read it carefully before posting

Hello folks,
Here are the first screenshoot, the first version should be available in December (2013)
You can see below many screenshoot, including my fatal error handler
An hook system forked from Automod allow you to install/uninstall hook easily

Creating a good API is not a simple thing. Have you considered all security issues?
Why are you creating a MOD instead of making this for 3.1? I personally think it would be more useful.
I am glad someone finally started with this. As far as I remember there was some attempt to create API by some phpbb.com team member, but he created only a skeleton. Maybe you could inspire from it too.